Readers are hooked on ‘Game Thrones’ books because plots and relationships mirror the real world

Although readers are captivated by the dragons, gruesome battles and the unforgettable Red Wedding in the fictional ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ book series, a new study finds the novels are more realistic than they lead on. Mathematicians from the UK and Ireland analyzed the five books, which were used to create the popular … Read more

Author has books pulled by retail store after criticising New Zealand Maori minister’s face tattoo

White author has her books pulled by retail store after calling New Zealand Maori foreign minister’s face tattoo ‘ugly, uncivilised wokedom’ Olivia Pierson took to Twitter to comment on the appearance of Nanaia Mahuta She claimed that Prime Minister Jacinda Arden had ‘gone full wokelette’ Mighty Ape NZ has since confirmed that it had made … Read more

Liam Hemsworth’s model girlfriend Gabriella Books sizzles in rare bikini posts

Liam Hemsworth’s model girlfriend Gabriella Books sizzles in rare bikini posts as she reveals a sneak peek inside the couple’s Byron Bay hideout By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:11 GMT, 2 November 2020 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 2 November 2020 Liam Hemsworth went public with his romance to model Gabriella Brooks in … Read more

How POSH is your nosh? From your marmalade brand to your loaf, what you eat still defines your class

SOCIAL HISTORY SCOFF   by Pen Vogler (Atlantic £20, 480 pp) How do you pick up your peas from the plate? I ask because the humble little legume turns out to be the ultimate challenge when it comes to polite eating, the Mount Everest of etiquette. Debrett’s, the bible of good manners, is firm on the … Read more

WHAT BOOK would writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would writer and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth take to a desert island? Gyles Brandreth is currently reading Word Perfect by lexicographer Susie Dent He would take the diaries of Samuel Pepys to a desert island Broadcaster said James Joyce’s final masterpiece Finnegans Wake, left him cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 October 2020 | … Read more

Biography claims to understand Boris you need to know the secret of his father’s bullying past

BIOGRAPHY BORIS JOHNSON: THE GAMBLER by Tom Bower (WH Allen £20, 592pp)  Tom Bower is a compulsive chronicler of chicanery, or — as his many biographical victims would see it — a prolific perpetrator of hatchet jobs. Critics and enemies of Boris Johnson (of which there has never been a shortage) will therefore be disappointed … Read more

WHAT BOOK would novelist Heather Morris take to a desert island?

WHAT BOOK would novelist Heather Morris take to a desert island? Heather Morris is half way through reading The Exiles by Christina Baker Kilne  She revealed she would take Sole Survivor by Derek Hansen to a desert island  Novelist said she first got the reading bug from The Encyclopedia Britannica  By Heather Morris For The Daily … Read more

Author challenges himself to do 50 adventurous activities in a year for a new book

Author who was too anxious to leave the house after his marriage broke down challenges himself to do 50 adventurous activities in a year for a new book – from beekeeping to globetrotting Rob Temple says he was too anxious to leave his home after his marriage failed Now he has challenged himself to complete … Read more

WHAT BOOK would writer Ferdinand Mount take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would writer Ferdinand Mount take to a desert island? Ferdinand Mount is currently reading British Summer Time Begins He would take John Betjeman’s Collected Poems to a desert island Writer said Moby-Dick, or The Whale, by Herman Melville left him cold By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:01 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: … Read more

Mindy Kaling books first role since welcoming baby number 2 as she signs up for heist film Lockdown

Mindy Kaling books first big screen role since welcoming baby number 2 as she signs up for heist film Lockdown By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com Published: 00:08 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 13 October 2020 She revealed a few days ago that she gave birth to her second child in early September. … Read more